Chapter 158: I have fallen in love with you

"What last day?"

For a moment, Di Junlin didn't understand what Lan Keqin meant by "last day."

"..."

Lan Keqin blinked her eyes a few more times. Her long eyelashes were as agile as butterfly wings. She stuttered, "Well... isn't today the last day of the contract? So..."

"So what?"

Di Junlin narrowed his phoenix-like eyes and looked at the lonely Lan Keqin with a faint smile.

After hearing what she said, he finally realized what she meant by "the last day." This stupid little fool. During this period of time, didn't she realize that he liked her and loved her?

This stupid woman actually wanted to leave him?

The more Di Junlin thought about it, the angrier he got. If he didn't come upstairs to see her today, would she have secretly packed her things and left when he wasn't here?

"So... so I should go too."

Lan Keqin sat by the bed, her ten fingers crossing each other continuously. She lowered her head and didn't dare to look at Di Junlin. She was afraid. There was an unspeakable fear in her heart. She was so afraid that she was completely flustered.

"Do you really want to leave so badly?"

Di Junlin's jade-like fingers gently lifted her chin, and a devilish smile hung on the corner of his mouth as he said. This little woman was really not an ordinary fool.

However, when he saw the tears that were about to fall from her eyes, the smile on his face suddenly turned into a heartache. He turned his body and sat beside her.

His slender fingers placed on her chin and came to the corner of her eyes. He gently wiped the tears that were about to flow out of her eyes. "Why are you crying?"

"Sob sob sob! I... I can't bear to leave you."

Perhaps it was Di Junlin's gentle action of wiping away the tears that made Lan Keqin spill out the words that she had been afraid to say.

She had simply said what she thought in her heart. No matter how Di Junlin looked at her—whether he said that she wanted to stay or whether he thought that she was putting on an act—she only wanted to be willful once. Once was enough...

"Who said that you have to leave? Who allowed you to leave?"

Di Junlin patted Lan Keqin on the back and comforted her. His words were so gentle, but the last question, "who allowed you to leave?" was so domineering.

"Hmm...?"

Lan Keqin seemed to have misheard him. Wasn't today the day their contract ended? What else was she going to do if she didn't leave?

Di Junlin didn't allow her to leave. What did he mean by that?

Lan Keqin, who was relatively slow in her emotions, still didn't understand the meaning behind Di Junlin's words.

"What do you mean by 'Hmm'?"

Di Junlin laughed and shook his head helplessly. It seemed that if he did not make things clear today, who knew what this little woman would do.

He slowly pushed her away and placed his hands on her shoulders. He looked at her without blinking. "Keqin! Tell me, why can't you bear to leave? Are you in love with me?" His eyes were filled with anticipation.

"I..."

Lan Keqin paused after saying one word. She was conflicted and flustered. She bit her cute little lips helplessly. She did not dare to look at Di Junlin. Instead, she lowered her head and nodded.

She had never thought that Di Junlin would actually ask her this question. That was why she was nervous when he asked her.

"I want you to look me in the eyes and answer." He lifted her chin again.

Di Junlin was actually very happy in his heart. He almost laughed out loud in the villa. However, he, who had always been calm, still wanted to be happier. If he did not hear Lan Keqin say it herself, he would not let it go just like that.

Lan Keqin looked up at him in a daze. She blinked her bright eyes innocently. She had already nodded. Why did he still want her to answer?

Lan Keqin tried to see a trace of happiness in Di Junlin's eyes but she was disappointed. She didn't see anything—only coldness and indifference.

Suddenly, she felt extremely wronged. Today was the last day of the contract anyway; she could say whatever she wanted to say.

Hmph...!

"Yes, I have fallen in love with you. " She had actually fallen in love with him.

Lan Keqin really wanted to answer him boldly but, in the end, she still said it in a mosquito-like voice.

Damn it. How could she be so spineless? Why did she even say that she liked him so spinelessly? What a cowardly feeling.

Lan Keqin, this silly and sweet girl, didn't notice the sly fox-like smile on Di Junlin's lips. Weren't all these confessions made by men? Why was she the one who confessed in the end?

One really didn't know if Lan Keqin was still in shock when she saw Di Junlin in his smoky gray suit, so she had always been muddle-headed when chatting with him. If it was in the past, she might have hidden her thoughts. But today... Di Junlin had dug a hole for her.

"Since you like me, why did you leave me?''

Di Junlin looked at Lan Keqin's sad eyes and his heart was filled with heartache. He suddenly held her in his arms again. His heart began to beat violently the moment she confessed.

"Our contract has expired!" Lan Keqin pouted, feeling wronged.

"I lost the contract time, so... you continue to stay by my side." 'Stay by my side forever...'

"No."

Lan Keqin subconsciously said the word "no." She pushed Di Junlin away. She had already made a mistake once, and she didn't want to continue making mistakes. If he didn't have a fiancee, she could still accompany him until he got married. But he had a fiancee. She didn't want to continue being a mistress, even if she loved him...

"But I need you and I can't leave you. What should I do?" He was also saying that he loved her and couldn't leave her.

Di Junlin pulled Lan Keqin over with one hand. After saying this, he planted a deep kiss on her forehead.

Lan Keqin: "..." What did he say? Did he say that he couldn't control himself?

"You..."

Lan Keqin looked at Di Junlin and said the word "you." She actually didn't know how to say it.

"Stay at home obediently. You're not allowed to go anywhere. If I don't see you when I come back, I'll be worried."

"But..."

"There are no buts. I'll give you a surprise in a few days. A big surprise. So you can't leave me. If you dare to sneak away, I'll catch you and punish you severely," Di Junlin said very domineeringly.

He had been planning this surprise for a long time. As long as he solved the problem with Cass Yueying, he could confess to the whole world and say "I love you" to her.

He could say that he liked her, but he wanted to give her a surprise. He wanted her to be the happiest woman in the world, so his confession couldn't be done so quickly.